Wireless and Personal Communications Systems (Book)
01 January 1996
Over the last decade, deployment of wireless communications in North America and Europe has been phenomenal. Wireless communications technology has evolved along a logical path, from simple first generation analog products designed for business use, to second generation digital wireless telecommunications systems for residential and business environments. As the industry plans and implements the second generation digital networks in the mid 1990's a vision of a next generation wireless information network is emerging. Complete Personal Communications Services (PCS) will enable all users to economically transfer any form of information between any desired locations. The new network will be built on and interface with the separate first and second generation cordless and cellular services, and will also encompass other means of wireline and wireless access such as paging, dispatch, public safety, and Local Area Networks (LANs). For at least part of the 1990's, we will see some systems that are cellular at new frequencies and some with new services. By the end of the decade, true third generation systems systems offering high bandwidth multi-media applications may emerge.